Department of Chemistry ‫قـســم الكـيـمـيـــاء‬

Admission and Registration for

Graduate Students

MSc. Chemistry Program

This document has been prepared in Arabic language by King Khalid University. Only articles
and executive rules related to the program of “Master of Science in Chemistry” have been
translated to English language by the Department of Chemistry, College of Science, which
delivers the program.

‫ أبها – المملكة العربية السعودية‬-61413 :‫ الرمز البريدي‬-9004 :‫ب‬.‫ ص‬.‫ كلية العلوم – جامعة الملك خالد‬:‫العنوان البريدي‬
Mailing Address: College of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box: 9004, Postal Code: 61413, Abha, Saudi Arabia
1 Phone:966-17-241-7203 Fax: 966-17-241-8202 Email: cosci@kku.edu.sa
Rule 12
The University Council determines the number of students who will be accepted
annually in postgraduate studies, based on a recommendation. The Council of the Dean
of Graduate Studies, and the proposal of the department and college councils.

Implementation rules:
1- The Deanship of Postgraduate Studies lays down the steps and procedures to be
followed for admission and registration.
2- The Deanship of Postgraduate Studies, each year, coordinates with the faculties and
the specialized departments to raise
Its recommendations include the number of students to be admitted to each program,
provided that the number of students is determined programs based on:
a) The absorptive capacity of each department, so that the acceptance rate does not
exceed (1: 5) (five students for each a faculty member considering the total program
student population; Consistent with rule (forty-eight).
This includes teaching assistants and lecturers at the university or other Saudi
universities, and the Deanship Council. Postgraduate studies have the right to be
exempted from this, based on the recommendation of the department and college
councils, and what does not affect on the quality of the output.
a) The absorptive capacity of each department, so that the acceptance rate does not
exceed (1:5) (five students for each
b) faculty member considering the total program student population; Consistent with
rule (forty-eight).
This includes teaching assistants and lecturers at the university or other Saudi
universities, and the Deanship Council.
3-Postgraduate studies have the right to be exempted from this, based on the
recommendation of the department and college councils, and what does not affect
on the quality of the output.
4- Students postponed for admission are not counted within the specified number of
admissions in the current year, and the Deanship of Postgraduate studies summon others
from the reserve list in the event that the specified number is not complete, on the That
the numbers of deferred persons be counted within the number specified for admission
in the following year.

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5- The department may suspend admission to the program in which there is a deficit in
the faculty members, or in Necessary financial capabilities.

Rule 13
In general, the following are required for admission to postgraduate studies:
1. The applicant must be Saudi, or if he is a non-Saudi, on an official scholarship for
postgraduate studies.
2. The applicant must have a university degree from a Saudi university, or from another
recognized university.
3. He must be of good character and behavior, and medically fit.
4. To submit two scientific recommendations from professors who have taught it
before.
5. The approval of his reference to study if he is an employee.
6.The origin of the doctoral study is full-time, and the university council may make an
exception from this when the need arises.
7. The council of each university may add to these general conditions what it deems
necessary.
Implementation rules:
1 In addition to the conditions stipulated in the original of this article, it is required that
the student successfully pass
Any test or personal interview determined by the department council or the college
council.
2- The Deanship of Postgraduate Studies, each year, coordinates with colleges and
departments specialized in raising
its terms of acceptance in a manner that does not conflict with what is stipulated in the
regulation, and what is stated in its rules
Executive.
3- The Deanship of Postgraduate Studies automatically develops the admission forms
and announces the conditions
For applicants, the documents required for admission to postgraduate programs are
explained; Based on what is raised
from the colleges.
4- The application shall be through the electronic portal, and within the time period
announced by Deanship.

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5. They were scarce for admission, and they did not come to complete the procedures
and they did not show up to complete their admission procedures on the specified dates,
or were late for the scheduled tests or the personal interview.
6- It is permissible for a master’s student to study on a part-time system with the
approval of the owner. The authority in the employer to which the employee belongs.

Rule 14
For admission to the diploma level, the student must obtain a grade of (good) at least at
the university level.
Implementation rules:
1- The degrees of preference are distributed as follows:
a) At least 60% of the total grade due for the bachelor’s stage average.
b) 30% on more than the total score due for the written test.
c) 10% on more than the total score due for the oral test.
2 - to enter the oral exams; The applicant's score in the written test must not be less than
50%.
3- The total must not be less than 60% to enter the screening.
4 - Acceptance is made after the applicants fulfill all the necessary conditions and
procedures and according to preference in the degrees earned are according to the
specified number.
Rule 15
It is required for admission to the (Master’s) stage that the student has obtained a grade
of (very good) at least at the stage.
University, and the Council of the Deanship of Postgraduate Studies may accept those
with a grade of (high good). The Council of the Deanship of Graduate Studies, upon
the recommendation of the Department Council and the approval of the College
Council, may accept those who have obtained a grade (good) in some programs
determined by the University Council, provided that their GPA is not less than in all
cases, the student scored (very good) in the specialization courses for the bachelor’s
stage and the Council of the Deanship of Graduate Studies based on the
recommendation of the Department Council, the approval of the College Council, in
addition to the conditions others it deems necessary for acceptance.

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Implementation rules:
1- The scientific departments shall ensure that the admission requirements are met, that
all documents are available, and then
The comparison between the applicants by giving each applicant a score out of 100
distributed as follows:
a) The average rate of the applicant at the bachelor’s stage is allocated to him (50%).
b) Written or oral exams, general aptitude test for university graduates, or what the
department deems appropriate
From other criteria, (50%) is allocated to it, and the department has the right to
distribute it according to what it deems appropriate for the nature of the program.
c) For the applicant to enter the final decision, it is required that he obtain a percentage
of no less than (60%) of the total
The total score in paragraph (b).
d) Acceptance is made after fulfilling the conditions and procedures according to the
highest degree gained from the total according to points (a, b), and according to the
specified number.
2. In addition to what was mentioned in this article, it is stipulated that, in the event that
those who obtained a grade of “good” are accepted, that the numbers submitted to the
department shall be less than what was specified in Executive Implementation Rule No.
(2) of the rule No. (12). That this be based on clear scientific justifications provided by
the department, and approved by the College Council.

Rule 16
For admission to the (PhD) stage, it is required to obtain a grade of (very good) at least
at the stage of (PhD). A master’s degree if it is from a university that awards it with a
grade. And the Council of the Deanship of Graduate Studies based on the
recommendation of the Department Council, the approval of the College Council, in
addition to the conditions. Others it deems necessary for acceptance.

Implementation rules:
1- For admission to the (PhD) stage, it is required to pass the master’s stage with a grade
of (very good) on the lowest, or with a rate of no less than (75.3) out of (5) or (75.2)
out of (4) or their equivalent, if the applicant from a university that does not award a
master’s degree with a grade.

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2- The documents of the applicants and their documents are sent to the faculties, and
the scientific departments make sure that they are completed. Admission requirements
and availability of all documents.
3- The scientific departments handle the comparison between the applicants by giving
each applicant a score out of one hundred
distributed as follows:
a) The average of the applicant at the master’s level, and (50%) is allocated to him.
b) Written or oral exams, general aptitude test for university graduates, or what the
department deems appropriate
From other criteria, (50%) is allocated to it, and the department has the right to
distribute it according to what it deems appropriate for the nature of the program.

c) For the applicant to enter the final decision, it is required that the applicant obtain a
percentage not less than (70%) of the total score in paragraph (b).
d) Acceptance is made after fulfilling the conditions and procedures according to the
highest degree gained from the total. Paragraphs (a, b), and according to the specified
number.
e) The Deanship of Graduate Studies may, if the suggested numbers of departments are
not satisfied, reduce the percentage of the final decision is up to (60%) as a minimum.

Rule 17
A student may be accepted to study a master’s or doctoral study in a field other than his
specialization, based on the recommendation of my council. The specialized
department and college, and the approval of the Council of the Deanship of Graduate
Studies.
Implementation rules:
A student accepted in a field other than his major must be assigned supplementary
courses determined by the relevant department.
Rule 18

The competent department may stipulate that in order to accept a student at the master’s
or doctoral levels, he must pass a number of
Supplementary courses from a previous stage, for a period not exceeding three
semesters, taking into account the following:

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1- Passing the supplementary course for the first time with a grade of no less than
(good).
2- His cumulative GPA in the supplementary courses should not be less than (very
good).
3- Enrollment in the postgraduate program will only take place after passing the
supplementary courses, and the department may authorize
To register in the courses of higher studies if only one or two supplementary courses
remain.
4 - The time period for passing supplementary courses is not counted within the period
specified for obtaining the degree.
5- Supplementary courses are not included in the calculation of the cumulative average
for the postgraduate stage.
Implementation rules:
1- The scientific departments, when submitting the names of those accepted for
postgraduate studies, must report to the Deanship of Postgraduate Studies. The names
of the accepted students assigned to supplementary courses are written in front of each
student of the courses he will be assigned to.
2- It is not required to devote time to studying supplementary courses.
3- During his study of the supplementary courses, the student is treated according to
the regulations of the previous stage he is studying of its decisions in a manner that does
not conflict with what was stated in the original article.
4- The student’s supplementary courses are registered and included in his academic
record, independent of the courses. Methodology for the stage in which it will be
studied.
5- The department may authorize registration in postgraduate courses if only a course
remains for the student. Or two of the complementary courses, provided that: His
cumulative average in the ones he passed is not less than (good) with the exception of
what is stated in the executive rule of seventeen.
6- It is permissible for someone who did not pass the supplementary courses due to
compelling circumstances recommended by the department and college councils and
accepted by them. The Council of the Dean of Graduate Studies to apply again for
admission.

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Rule 19
The Deanship of Graduate Studies undertakes the admission and registration of students
in coordination with the Deanship of Admission and Registration.
Implementation rules:
1- The Deanship of Postgraduate Studies is responsible for announcing the available
programs, admission dates, conditions, and setting forms required for automatic
registration.
2- The Deanship of Postgraduate Studies receives the applications of applicants
automatically and, in principle, makes sure that they are completed and the application
of the admission conditions to it, then all documents are sent to the faculties and in turn
to the scientific departments. It is subject to a final check before approving the final
result of those accepted, and it has the right to exclude those who did not meet the
criteria. Conditions, even after conducting the prescribed tests.
3- The Council of the Deanship of Postgraduate Studies approves the results of the final
acceptance after being approved by the department councils and colleges concerned.
4 The Deanship of Postgraduate Studies issues a decision to accept the student after
completing the admission procedures for the program.

Rule 20
A student may not enroll in two postgraduate programs at the same time.

Implementation rules:
If it is proven that the student is enrolled in any other postgraduate program, inside or
outside the university. It folds his restriction from the two programs.
Postponement and omitting

Rule 21
With the approval of the relevant department council and the deans of the college and
postgraduate studies, the student’s admission may be postponed. The postponement
period shall not exceed two semesters, and the postponement period shall not be
counted within the maximum period of access on class.
Implementation rules:
1- Acceptance of the postponement is effective after the approval of the Dean of
Graduate Studies.

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2- The deferred student during the postponement period is not considered a regular
student, and does not have the rights of a regular student.
3- If the postponement period exceeds two semesters, the student’s admission will be
canceled, and he may apply again according to Conditions for joining the new
registration.
4- All that applies to the enrolled student shall be applied to the deferred student at the
time of joining the study program in the new year.
5- In the event that the program is suspended by the department; The student’s
postponement is extended until the resumption of the program, even if Suspension
extends more than two semesters if the student does not enroll in another program.
6- When postponing admission to a student, the provisions of Executive
Implementation rules (4) of Rule (12) shall be taken into account.

Rule 22
With the approval of the relevant department council and the deans of the college and
postgraduate studies, the student’s studies may be postponed according to the
following:
1- The student must have passed one or more academic semesters, or completed an
appropriate amount of the thesis.
2- The total period of postponement shall not exceed four academic semesters (two
academic years).
3- To submit an application for postponement no less than two weeks before the
beginning of the academic term.
4- The postponement period is not counted within the maximum period for obtaining
the degree.

Implementation rules:
1- The student submits a justified postponement request to the relevant department
through the electronic portal and during the time period indicated in the academic
calendar of the Deanship of Graduate Studies; to display it on the board Section.
2- Acceptance of the postponement is effective after the approval of the Dean of
Graduate Studies.
3- The student is not considered a regular student during the deferment period, and he
does not enjoy the rights of a regular student.

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4- All that applies to the student in the semester in which the postponement period has
expired shall be applied to the postponed student after the end of the postponement
period will join him
5- A student who is assigned to study supplementary courses may postpone the courses
of the academic semester according to the regulation’s precedent in this article and its
implementing rules, provided that the postponement does not exceed two semesters,
and no this postponement is calculated within the periods referred to in paragraph (2)
of this rule, and not within the maximum for the prescribed period to pass the
supplementary courses referred to in Rule (18).

Rule 23
A student may delete all semester courses as follows:
1 - To apply for deletion before the final exam.
2- Approval of the department council and the deans of the college and postgraduate
studies.
3 - This semester should not be an additional opportunity.
4 - This academic semester is counted within the postponement periods referred to in
Rule (22).
Implementation rules:
1. The omission is for an entire semester, and the student may not omit one or more
courses.
2. The student submits a request for deletion with justification to the relevant
department through the electronic portal, and during the time period indicated in the
academic calendar of the Deanship of Graduate Studies; to display it on Section
sentences.
3. Deletion is effective after the approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies.
4. All that applies to the student in the semester in which he will be enrolled shall be
applied to the student after the expiry of the period of deletion.
5. The student may, while studying the supplementary courses, delete the courses of the
semester according to the previous controls in this article and its executive rule, and the
deletion of the chapter is not counted within the maximum period for passing the
supplementary courses referred to in Rule (18).

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Rule 24
If the student withdraws from higher studies based on his desire, and then wants to
return to it, conditions are applied to him Enrollment at the time of new registration.
Implementation rules:
1. The student submits a withdrawal request to the Deanship of Graduate Studies,
through the electronic portal, the concerned scientific department shall be informed of
this within two weeks from the date of the end of the withdrawal procedures.
2. If the student withdraws and then wants to return; the curricular courses he took
before will not be counted cloud

Interruption
Rule 25
The student is deemed to have dropped out of study, and his enrollment is folded in the
following cases:
1 - If he was accepted for study and did not register at the specified time.
2- In the event that he is enrolled in one of the classes, and does not start studying for
that class.
Implementation rules:
1- The specialized college shall submit the names of students who have dropped out of
study to the Deanship of Studies.
Supreme Council on the recommendation of the department and college councils.
2- The Dean of Postgraduate Studies issues a decision by the Deanship Council to
cancel the enrollment of the discontinued students.
about the study.

Cancellation and Return of Registration

Rule 26
The student’s enrollment is canceled by a decision of the Deanship of Graduate Studies
Council in the following cases:
1 - If he was accepted into higher studies and did not register within the period specified
for registration.
2- If he does not pass the supplementary courses according to the conditions mentioned
in Rule (18.)

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3- If he withdraws or stops studying for a semester without an acceptable excuse.
4- If it is proven that he is not serious about studying or breaches any of his academic
duties in accordance with the provisions of Rule (52) of this regulation.
5- If his cumulative GPA drops below a grade (very good) in two consecutive
semesters.
6- If he exceeds the postponement opportunities specified in Rule (22).
7- If he violates the scientific secretariat, whether in the stage of studying the courses
or preparing for the thesis, or if he An act that violates university regulations and
traditions.
8- If he did not pass the comprehensive test - if any - after being allowed to repeat it
once.
9 - If the judging committee decides on the thesis that it is not valid for discussion, or
that it is not accepted after the discussion.
10 - If he did not obtain the degree within the maximum period for it in accordance with
Rule (36).
Implementation rules:
1- The student must be warned if his cumulative average drops below (very good)
during one academic semester.
In canceling his enrollment if his average falls below this estimate in two successive
semesters, as stated in Article (28)
and its implementing rules.
2- The student’s registration is canceled if he breaches the academic integrity,
including: (cheating, attempting to attempt it, aiding him, plagiarizing research and
reports, writing them down, or misrepresenting them (scientific plagiarism of all kinds),
after being investigated by a committee formed by the head of the department or the
dean of the college, and its recommendation is then submitted to the Deanship of
Graduate Studies.
3- The student’s enrollment is canceled if he violates any of the admission requirements
stipulated in Rule (13) and its implementing rules. Cancellation of the registration of
those who decided by the judging committee on the thesis that they are not fit for
discussion.
4- Cancellation of the entry of those who were decided by the judging committee on
the thesis that they are not fit for discussion, take into account Or not accepting it after

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the discussion is the fifth condition in each of Rules (54, 55), and what is stated in Rule
57 and its implementing rules.
5- An application for canceling the student’s enrollment must be accompanied by his
academic record and all measures taken with it, such as warnings and warnings, and to
include in it the justifications upon which the oath boards are based and the college
agrees to cancel his enrollment, especially in the cases (4, 5, 6, 7) of this article.
6- The college, in coordination with the specialized scientific department, informs the
Deanship of Graduate Studies of the It has one of the cases stipulated in this article.
7- The decision of the Council of the Deanship of Graduate Studies is final, It becomes
effective after the minutes are approved and approved.
Rule 27
It is permissible, in cases of extreme necessity, to re-enroll the student who cancel his
registration, if the obstacle is not to continue his study of compelling circumstances
accepted by the department and college councils, and re-enrollment is based on a
recommendation from the council Deanship of Postgraduate Studies, and by a decision
of the University Council, taking into account the following:
1- A student whose enrollment has been canceled for more than six academic semesters
shall be treated as a new student. Regardless of what was previously cut off from the
study stage.
2- A student whose enrollment has been canceled for six semesters or less, must re-
examine some of the courses that it is determined by the department and college
councils, approved by the Deanship of Graduate Studies Council, and units are
calculated. The period that the student has studied is calculated from his cumulative
average after resuming studies, and the period that the student has spent in study before
canceling his registration, within the maximum period for obtaining the degree.
Implementation rules:
1- A student may not be re-enrolled more than once, and the University Council has the
right to make an exception from that if it is necessary, based on the recommendation of
the department and college councils, and the support of the Deanship of Graduate
Studies Council.
2- The re-enrollment application must be accompanied by evidence of the force majeure
circumstances of the student, and must include justifications. Which was accepted by
the departments and colleges.

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3- A student whose enrollment has been terminated may not be re-enrolled if he has
been dismissed for disciplinary reasons, and if it becomes clear after re-enroll him that
he was previously dismissed for these reasons; Its registration is considered canceled
from the date of its re-enrollment.
Additional opportunities

Rule 28
An exception may be made from Paragraph (5) of Rule 26, granting the student one
additional opportunity for a semester. A maximum of one or two academic subjects,
based on the recommendation of the department and college councils and the approval
of the Deanship Council Postgraduate studies.
Implementation rules:
The student is given an additional opportunity to raise his cumulative average to (very
good), if possible, in the following cases:
a) If he has courses left in the master plan that he has not studied.
b) Re-study the courses in which he failed.
c) If the plan includes elective courses and the student has previously been chosen, he
is not entitled to study
Other elective courses, which are not included in the courses granted to him in the
additional opportunity.
Rule 29
An exception may be made from paragraph (10) of Rule 26 (granting the student an
additional opportunity not to exceed two semesters). My studies, based on a report from
the supervisor, and on the recommendation of the department and college councils, and
the deanship of studies council the Supreme Council, and the approval of the University
Council.
Implementation rules:
1- The student must have registered a subject for the thesis in the programs in which
the study is conducted in a manner academic courses and thesis based on the report
prepared by the supervisor.
2- The student submits the request for the additional opportunity according to the form
prepared at the beginning of the last semester of its term. The statutory board, and the
college council makes an exception from that based on the department council’s
recommendation.

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The transfer
Rule 30
It is permissible to accept the transfer of a student to the university from another
recognized university, based on the recommendation of the department councils.
The College, and the approval of the Deanship of Graduate Studies Council, taking into
account the following:
1- Availability of the admission conditions for the transferred student, and any other
conditions that the department deems necessary.
2 - The student must not be dismissed from the university he is transferring from for
any reason.
3- The number of academic units he studied previously may be calculated according to
the following:
He should not have studied the equivalent units for more than six academic semesters.
b) That it conforms, in terms of the subject, with the requirements of the program to
which it is transferred.
c) The percentage of these units shall not exceed thirty percent of the units of the
program to which he is transferred.
d) His grade in the equivalent units should not be less than (very good).
e) Do not include the equivalent units x from the cumulative average.
f) The equivalency is based on the recommendation of the department council to which
the course is affiliated, and the approval of the college councils and the deanship of
Postgraduate studies.
Implementation rules:
1 - It is required that the student transferred to the university has passed one academic
semester. (3.75) (of (5) or (2.75) (of (4).
2 - That all transfer requests be subject to the capacity of the department or
specialization, and the comparison between for the cumulative rate student according
to in his field of specialization in the university from which he is transferred.
3- The major that the student wishes to transfer to must be related to the major
4 - The transfer request must be submitted at least two weeks before the beginning of
the academic term.
5- The student submits a transfer request according to the form prepared for this purpose
to the Deanship of Graduate Studies attached
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In accordance with what was stated in paragraph (3) of the original of this article.
of the courses he has studied and the number of their units; Equate it according to
approved in detail
b) description in which it was not separated for any reason
A clarification from the Deanship of Postgraduate Studies of the university from which
he is transferred
c) a letter
Reasons: Equivalent units are included in the student’s record, and the transferred
department is provided with the number of calculated units.
Rule 31
A student may be transferred from one major to another within the university, based on
the recommendation of the transferred department boards. To him, the college and the
approval of the Council of the Deanship of Graduate Studies, taking into account the
following:
1- Availability of the admission conditions for the transferred student, and any other
conditions that the department deems necessary.
2- It is permissible to calculate the academic units that were previously studied at the
university, if the relevant department deems that they are
Matches the program to which he wants to transfer, and enters one of his cumulative
averages.
3- The student should not have his registration has been canceled for any of the reasons
mentioned in Rule (26) of this regulation.
4 - The period that the student has spent in the program transferred from is counted
within the maximum period specified for obtaining
on class.
5- Transferring from one program to another shall be for one time during the period
specified for obtaining the degree.
Implementation rules:
1 - It is required that the transferred student has passed one or more academic semesters,
with a GPA of no less than (3.75) from (5), with the exception of scholarship students
within the college in the event of the academic program being suspended.
2- All transfer requests are subject to the absorptive capacity of the assignment to which
it is transferred, and the comparison between the student is graded according to the
cumulative average.

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3- For transfer from one major to another within the university, in addition to what is
stated in this article, the following are required:
a) The specialty to which the student wishes to transfer must be of a nature related to
the field of specialization from which he is transferring.
b) That the student’s remaining time period is sufficient to obtain the academic degree
in the program to which he is transferred.
4- It is not permissible to transfer to any program after more than two weeks from the
start of the study.
5- The student submits a transfer request according to the prepared form to the Deanship
of Graduate Studies, with his record attached to it. The academic major to be transferred
from, and an approved description of the courses he studied; its equivalent in
accordance with what was stated in paragraph (2) of the original of this rule.
6- The department to which the student is transferred determines the academic units
that can be calculated from what the student has studied in the department.
Transferred from it, and it is included in his cumulative average, and what is not counted
from it remains in his record, and is not included in his average.

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